Lot
749 
Grid - 9-Section, clear strike ties 6¢ carmine (148), rich color, on clean 1871 cover to London, England, red "New York Jun 24" exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line Calabria to Queenstown arriving July 3rd, red London (7.3.1871) transit cds, reduced a bit at right, Very Fine, One of only three recorded examples of this rare NYFM cancel., ex-Bleuler, Kirke. Weiss No. TR-G17 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
750
Eight-Section Circular Grid, bold strikes tie 1870, 6¢ carmine and 1870, 12¢ dull purple vertical pair, on 1870 legal size cover to Royston, England, red "New York Nov 26" exchange cds, carried by Inman Line City of Brooklyn from New York to Queenstown arriving Dec. 5th, Royston (12.7) arrival backstamp; cover tears incl. one into bottom 12¢, Fine, One of only four recorded examples of this cancel.; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 148, 151. Weiss No. TR-G20 Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
751
Circular Grid with Lines, clear strike ties nicely centered 6¢ carmine (148) on 1872 orange buff cover to Berlin, Germany, red "New York Paid All 'Direct' Apr 27" exchange cds, red "Bremen, 10/5 72, Franco" framed transit, Berlin (5.11) arrival backstamp, Very Fine; with 2002 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-G25 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
752
Grid, central strikes ties 6¢ carmine (148) s.e. at right, and 10¢ brown (150), rich colors, on 1872 cover to Lyon, France, also tied by "New York 'Paid 12' Jul 24" exchange cds, endorsed "pr Nebraska via England", red London (8.7.72) transit and matching "PD" circled handstamp, Calais (8.7) entry cds, Lyon (8.8) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Weiss No. TR-G28 Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF TR-G28.
Carried on the last voyage of the Guion Line "Nebraska" from New York Jul. 24th to Queenstown arriving Aug. 6th.
Realized: $375
Lot
753
13-Section Grid, bolds strike ties 10¢ brown (150) on 1872 folded cover from Marseilles, France to Laguna, Mexico via New York, blue "Chaix-Bryan & Co., Marseilles" company oval, black "New York Jul 24" cds also ties 10¢, black Mexican "2" reales due rating for inland postage, interior docketing. Weiss No. TR-G30 Estimate $300 - 400.
Letter was privately carried transatlantic and dropped into U.S. mails at New York, and placed aboard the American & Mexican Mail S.S. Co. "City of Havana" on it maiden voyage that departed New York on July 24, 1872 and arrived at Vera Cruz on August 6th.
Realized: $250
Lot
754
Segmented Grid, bold strike ties 6¢ carmine (148) wide margins, on blue 1872 folded cover to London, England, blue Savannah Ga. merchant oval, hand carried to New York where it entered the mails, red "New York Jul 27" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by Inman Line City of Brussels that arrived at Queenstown on Aug. 5th, red London (8.6) arrival cds, Very Fine, Illustrated in Weiss NYFM on page 350. One of only 7 recorded TR-G31 covers. ex-Weiss, Ainsworth, Kirke. Weiss No. TR-G31 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
755
12-Section Circular Grid, neat strike ties 10¢ brown (150) on 1872 folded letter to Bordeaux, France, red "New York Jul 25" exchange cds, blue Cherbourg (8.6) entry cds and blue "10" decimes due rating, Bordeaux (8.7) arrival backstamp, ex Vlissingen-Waud, Weiss; with 2003 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-G31 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
756
12-Section Grid, strike in brownish ink ties well centered 10¢ brown (150) on 1871 cover to Nantes, France, partial red "New York 'Paid 6' Dec 13" exchange credit cds (inverted month slug), red London Paid (12.25) transit cds and Calais (12.24.71) entry cds, forwarded to Manche, Very Fine, One of only 5 recorded TR-G32 covers, this being the earliest recorded use. Weiss No. TR-G32 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $220
Lot
757
Grid, two strikes tie 10¢ brown (150), horizontal pair, on 1871 folded cover to Neuchatel, Switzerland, red "New York Paid All Dec 12" exchange cds also ties pair, blue crayon "2" for double weight, Basel (12.25.71) and indistinct Neuchatel backstamps; minor edgewear, Very Fine, This is the earliest of only five recorded TR-G32 covers.; with 2009 Weiss certificate. Weiss No. TR-G32 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
758
Circular Grid, fine strike ties 2¢ dark reddish brown (157) and 10¢ brown (150) on 1874 cover to Rome, Italy, endorsed "by the 'Weser' " at top left, red "New York Paid All Br. Transit Feb 28" exchange cds, carried as endorsed by NGL Weser II from New York to Southampton arriving Mar. 11th, Verona (3.14.74) and Rome (3.15) backstamps, F.-V.F., ex-Weiss, Boker; with 2002 P.F. certificate. Weiss No. TR-G33 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $170